I finally gave in and made this chili with chocolate. It has popped up for years in so many magazines, but I have been skeptical about trying it. I love the Americanized Mexican food and our local waiter has been forever pushing the Mole sauce and I just keep saying no. In my mind it is just a weird combination. Chile peppers and chocolate have been used together in Latin American and Mexican food for centuries. After having this chili I can see why and it is not even as labor intensive as the original mole. Chocolate gives this dish depth and creaminess that is very hard to describe. You will just have to try it yourself. Don’t wait as long as I have because it’s really good.

The original recipe called for ground turkey, but I used ground beef which I kept it really chunky while browning it. The only other change that I made to the recipe was to increase the amount of Chipotle peppers for some added heat.